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. >>> plus, more headlines from charlie sheen and a speak peek at his exclusive interview coming up later this morning on "the today show". >> coming up. some great finishes m mba. baseball loses a legend, and a cheerleader takes the game into his own hands. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. pressure is mounting on gadhafi's faltering regime. opposition groups are expanding their control of key cities mere the country's capital. meanwhile, the key prosecutor of the international criminal court at the hague said reports of attacks against civilians by forces loyal to qadhafi could be calls due to crimes against humanity. the top prosecutor there has banned ousted president hosni mubarak and his family from leaving the country. the prosecutor ordered their funds "impounded." >>> meanwhile, unrest sweeping lou the arab world has now spread to theç gulf nation of omam where riot police clashed with demonstrators yesterday. 64 were killed as security forces pird tear ga
. >>> plus, more headlines from charlie sheen and a speak peek at his exclusive interview coming up later this morning on "the today show". >> coming up. some great finishes m mba. baseball loses a legend, and a cheerleader takes the game into his own hands. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. pressure is mounting on...
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charlie sheen -- we walked in this morning, and on all the televisions we heard charlie sheen's voice. he called in to this radio show, the alex jones radio show. apparently a friend of his. and he's on vacation in the bahamas with apparently two -- what do you call them? >> porn stars, which are not his sobriety counselors, and his ex-wives. the three of them were there and he made a phone call into the alex jones show, and i can only say what he said was shocking and surprising even by his standards. the first thing he talked about was chalcoholics anonymous. this is interesting. let's listen. >> this is the work of sissies. the only thing i'm addicted to right now is winning. this bootleg cult referred to as alcoholics anonymous reports only a 5% success rate. my success rate is 100%. do the math. and alex says, be speci-- alcohs says, be special, be one of us. i am special, and i will never be one of you. >> the arrogance is incredible. >> cbs has said they're going to stop shooting the show for the rest of the season. which is only a handful. >> four more. they already have 170 e
charlie sheen -- we walked in this morning, and on all the televisions we heard charlie sheen's voice. he called in to this radio show, the alex jones radio show. apparently a friend of his. and he's on vacation in the bahamas with apparently two -- what do you call them? >> porn stars, which are not his sobriety counselors, and his ex-wives. the three of them were there and he made a phone call into the alex jones show, and i can only say what he said was shocking and surprising even by...
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sheen is always like, "please, call me charles." [ laughter and applause ] i'm not sure what to -- what are you laughing at, james? [ laughter ] [ scattered cheers ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: he gets more ass. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. i know. i know, i know, i know. i'm not sure what to make of this, you guys. a russian airline is hiring clowns, actors, and musicians to entertain passengers during flights. yeah, 'cause when i'm on a stuffy plane with babies crying and people complaining, my first thought is always, "there should be clowns here." [ laughter ] that would just be fantastic. this is interesting here, you guys. a recent study found that men who go bald in their early 20s have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. so i guess going bald in your 20s isn't as great as you thought. [ laughter ] [ scattered cheers ] >> i love you jimmy! >> jimmy: i love you, too. [ light laughter ] you get one of those after every joke. >> steve: yeah, exactly. it's called a win-win. >> jimmy: it's -- it's a lovely crowd. >> i love you! >> steve: oh, there you go. all right. hey >> j
sheen is always like, "please, call me charles." [ laughter and applause ] i'm not sure what to -- what are you laughing at, james? [ laughter ] [ scattered cheers ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: he gets more ass. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. i know. i know, i know, i know. i'm not sure what to make of this, you guys. a russian airline is hiring clowns, actors, and musicians to entertain passengers during flights. yeah, 'cause when i'm on a stuffy plane with babies crying...
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charlie sheen and the giants. why one prominent player was whisked off to the tv star's home. >>> also on this president's day, we introduced you to the bay area man helping to bring some white house history to life. >>> good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. plenty of cold air across the bay area. dropping to 40s inlermore. close to that in san jose. d we'llk al tal about t cold air coming pack to hee south t bay. and also an event, aert, vy v event that could happen in the next couple days. >>> ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. >> stlip surly bonds of earth. >> some memorable moments throughout the history book from george washington now to president obama and all the presidents in between. a bay area man shares his presidential memorabilia with the public on this president's day. >> a behind the scenes tour of his rare check. >>
charlie sheen and the giants. why one prominent player was whisked off to the tv star's home. >>> also on this president's day, we introduced you to the bay area man helping to bring some white house history to life. >>> good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. plenty of cold air across the bay area. dropping to 40s inlermore. close to that in san jose. d we'llk al tal about t cold air coming pack to hee south t bay. and also an event, aert, vy v event that could...
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let's head inside to jenna. >>> now to the latest trouble surrounding charlie sheen. thursday night cbs and warner brothers stopped production on "two and a half men" and on friday the troubled actor took to the airways again with another shocking rant filled with rage. >> reporter: for charlie sheen, the rants just keep on coming. >> they picked a fight with the wrong guy. defeat is not an option and they know it. >> reporter: a day after lashing out, he returned to the airways this time speaking to pat o'brien. >> they said change your life and i did in like an hour. and, you know, i guess they might be sort of missing the old guy that was just showing up sort of quietly and hitting his marks. >> reporter: and sheen didn't waste any time. again, attacking his bosses, including chuck lorre, the creator of "two and a half men." >> they know what they did was wrong. they're in absolute breach. i got the first amendment behind me and an army marching. >> reporter: that followed thursday's radio outburst when sheen slammed lorre and raised eyebrows by calling him by his
let's head inside to jenna. >>> now to the latest trouble surrounding charlie sheen. thursday night cbs and warner brothers stopped production on "two and a half men" and on friday the troubled actor took to the airways again with another shocking rant filled with rage. >> reporter: for charlie sheen, the rants just keep on coming. >> they picked a fight with the wrong guy. defeat is not an option and they know it. >> reporter: a day after lashing out, he...
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. >>> charlie sheen has a unique rehab setup. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, why this is about to get some super attention. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's a look at your tuesday forecast. these temperatures are a little on the cool side. 44 in seattle and portland in the 60s and 50s in southern california and arizona. when you consider how cold it is today in wyoming and in montana and in denver, the high temperatures going to be minus 2, it's really hard to complain. forecast for wednesday well, actually begin to warm it up a little bit. 64 in l.a. 48 in phoenix, and 46, a pair of them up there, in seattle and portland. weather stays nice right through the middle of this week. >>> if you are watching us on kcra 3 sacramento, california, see how west african art has inspired local artists here at home from wearable art to woven quilt at mud cloth madness at the crocker art museum. that's it for the pacific event of the day. >> thanks so much. now here's an early l
. >>> charlie sheen has a unique rehab setup. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, why this is about to get some super attention. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's a look at your tuesday forecast. these temperatures are a little on the cool side. 44 in seattle and portland in the 60s and 50s in southern california and arizona. when you consider how cold it is today in wyoming and in montana and in...
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. >>> well, don't miss the latest head-shaking charlie sheen news. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. sflimplgts plus, the mystery of the heart. in vermont. you're watching "early today." zarchlgts welcome back. it's an umbrella day. maybe you even need two of of them up in northern oregon and the coastline of northern california. the reason i say that, it's pretty windy out there too. now, as far as seattle goes, could even get a stray thunderstorm with some of the instability moving in. cooler temperatures than yesterday. we stayed dry from l.a. to phoenix, but along the coastline, you may get drizzle every now and then, and that same forecast holds true for wednesday. some significant rain events. some getting as much as four inches in northern california. sdmrimplgts well, if you are watching us on khnl news now it's honolulu, hawaii. visit members of an endangered seal species that can only be found in the aloha state. the monk seal habitat. that's your pacific event of the day. see, i didn't even know that. >> good e
. >>> well, don't miss the latest head-shaking charlie sheen news. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. sflimplgts plus, the mystery of the heart. in vermont. you're watching "early today." zarchlgts welcome back. it's an umbrella day. maybe you even need two of of them up in northern oregon and the coastline of northern california. the reason i say that, it's pretty windy out there too. now, as far as seattle goes, could even get a stray...
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this was essentially charlie sheen unplugged. it was a series of very overly casual conversations that were on the air about his private life that to some seemed a bit cavalier, especially given how many jobs are on the line while they wait for the star of "two and a half men" to come back to work. charlie sheen loves baseball. not just on screen, but in real life, too. which is perhaps why he felt compelled to call in to dan patrick's radio show on monday to explain a pep talk he recently gave ucla's baseball team. >> i said, stay away from the crack. which i think is pretty good advice, unless you can manage is socially, dan. if you can manage it socially, go for it. but not a lot of people can, you know? >> reporter: that sent the tabloids scurrying to press. and the late-night comics into overdrive. >> what does that mean? i got the big i.t. meeting in the morning, so only one rock for me. i'm just a social crack smoker. oh, yeah. >> reporter: to the cast and crew who depend on sheen as the star of "two and a half men," it's
this was essentially charlie sheen unplugged. it was a series of very overly casual conversations that were on the air about his private life that to some seemed a bit cavalier, especially given how many jobs are on the line while they wait for the star of "two and a half men" to come back to work. charlie sheen loves baseball. not just on screen, but in real life, too. which is perhaps why he felt compelled to call in to dan patrick's radio show on monday to explain a pep talk he...
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. >>> plus, an exclusive interview with charlie sheen. what he had to say on this morning's "today" show. >>> google is facing its own demons as thousands wake up to empty gmail. technology news just ahead. >>> and a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is monday morning, but it is early. not too much of a backup. now is a good time to get out there if you can. remember, there's work n the span today. keep a heads-up about that. we'll check your commute coming up. [ male announcer ] hey michelle, whatcha doin'? i'm serving delicious athenos hummus to my friends. i've got -- [ male announcer ] that's great. let's see what yiayia thinks! you dress like a prostitute. did she just call me a pros-- [ male announcer ] noooo, yiayia would never do -- prostitute. [ male announcer ] never mind that, michelle. at least yiayia approves of you serving athenos hummus. mmmmmm! because only athenos is made the greek way, with 100% olive oil. athenos. maybe the only thing approved by yiayia. with 100% olive oil. [ woman ] the first time i s
. >>> plus, an exclusive interview with charlie sheen. what he had to say on this morning's "today" show. >>> google is facing its own demons as thousands wake up to empty gmail. technology news just ahead. >>> and a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is monday morning, but it is early. not too much of a backup. now is a good time to get out there if you can. remember, there's work n the span today. keep a heads-up about that. we'll check...
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cbs made the decision after actor charlie sheen blasted the network on a national radio show. in a statement cbs said, based on the totality of charlie sheen's statements, conduct and condition, cbs and warner bros television have decided to discontinue production of two & a half men. charlie sheen didn't believe the show would survive without him and insulted the show's creator and blasted alcoholics anonymous and just went on a rant. cbs giving all the other things that happened -- >> that guy is not going to survive. >> they canceled the show. >>> 5:56 right now. "american idol" has chosen its top 24 contestants. they are actually a few locals to watch. >> 24-year-old james durbin of santa cruz made the cut. he's one of 12 men to compete on tuesday to make it to the next round. >> when it comes to the women, you want to root for thea maggia. she's 16 years old and lives in mountain house just north of tracy. nesdne with the w girl. >>> we have a lot of news coming up in a minute. >> stay with us. >>> the rain has been falling all morning. could it soon be turning to snow? w
cbs made the decision after actor charlie sheen blasted the network on a national radio show. in a statement cbs said, based on the totality of charlie sheen's statements, conduct and condition, cbs and warner bros television have decided to discontinue production of two & a half men. charlie sheen didn't believe the show would survive without him and insulted the show's creator and blasted alcoholics anonymous and just went on a rant. cbs giving all the other things that happened --...
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speaking of wilson, he went and spent a little time with troubled actor charlie sheen. sheen sent a private jet to pick wilson up on friday and had him back in arizona in time for saturday workouts. sheen is dealing with drug issues and is taking a break from his tv show on cbs. however, wilson says sheen wants his advice in preparation for potentially a new major league movie. sheep starred in the first two films as a pitcher named rick "wild thing" vaughan and kind of wanted to talk to wilson to see -- >> he is a bit e centric himself. >> he wanted to see if wilson had tips for him. >>> do you have something that bothers you so much you would like to watch it get crushed by a monster truck? we'll see how we can help coming up. >>> california is one of several states facing tough budget crunches. we'll have more on the pension crackdown that's happening all across the country coming up in a live report from washington. >>> and a police officer is attacked right in front of his own dashboard camera. see more of the attack coming up. >>> and a live look outside this morn
speaking of wilson, he went and spent a little time with troubled actor charlie sheen. sheen sent a private jet to pick wilson up on friday and had him back in arizona in time for saturday workouts. sheen is dealing with drug issues and is taking a break from his tv show on cbs. however, wilson says sheen wants his advice in preparation for potentially a new major league movie. sheep starred in the first two films as a pitcher named rick "wild thing" vaughan and kind of wanted to talk...
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hear what troubled actor charlie sheen had to say during a call to a radio show. and meet a texas teen with a rare immune system disorder and the robot that allows him to attend school. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
hear what troubled actor charlie sheen had to say during a call to a radio show. and meet a texas teen with a rare immune system disorder and the robot that allows him to attend school. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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. >>> the actor charlie sheen who may now be better known for his out of control behavior off screen than his actual acting at this point has finally gone too far with management. cbs announced last night it's shutting down production of his hit sitcom "two and a half men," the number one comedy on television, by the way, after sheen delivered a rant on the radio against his producer. sheen says he will still report to work next week. >>> and exactly how bad a spring flooding season are we expecting in the american midwest? today anheuser-busch in cartersville, georgia, stopped producing beer and turned out canned drinking water instead. they want to build up a reserve of 25,000 cases in case it is needed for flood relief. they have given out six million cases over the years in response to various disasters. >>> when we come back here tonight, the man who's making a real difference as his city struggles back from a terrible disaster. >>> tonight's "making a difference" report combines two things, our continuing coverage of the enormous damage and suffering in the city of christchurch
. >>> the actor charlie sheen who may now be better known for his out of control behavior off screen than his actual acting at this point has finally gone too far with management. cbs announced last night it's shutting down production of his hit sitcom "two and a half men," the number one comedy on television, by the way, after sheen delivered a rant on the radio against his producer. sheen says he will still report to work next week. >>> and exactly how bad a spring...
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charlie sheen and lindsay lohan are back in the headlines. why is it so hard for them to clean up their acts? dr. keith ablow is a psychiatrist and author of "the seven wonders that will change your life." docke nice to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> unfortunately lindsay lohan is back in the headlines for allegedly possibly stealing a $2500 necklace following two times in rehab. it could be a violation of her parole and could send her back to jail. what will it take for her to clean up her act? >> it takes getting to the y. in other words, yes, she's stealing. yes, she's been involved in substance abuse. what's she running from? why is she stealing? the question is what's been stolen from her in her life? >> usually those behaviors go hand in hand. when you talk about stealing or doing drugs, a lot of times these stars or celebrities or people in general who have these problems are engaging in this behavior because they think they can get away with it. >> well, it's distracting. drugs distract you. theft even can take the light a
charlie sheen and lindsay lohan are back in the headlines. why is it so hard for them to clean up their acts? dr. keith ablow is a psychiatrist and author of "the seven wonders that will change your life." docke nice to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> unfortunately lindsay lohan is back in the headlines for allegedly possibly stealing a $2500 necklace following two times in rehab. it could be a violation of her parole and could send her back to jail. what will...
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just saying. >> let's talk about charlie sheen's rehab. >> charlie sheen's at-home rehab. the phrase "at-home rehab," that's hilarious. >> didn't we just find out one of his paramours is pregnant? >> yes, but not with his child, she says. >> how do we know whose child it is? >> we're talking about charlie sheen here. >> i am just saying when you do that for a living and with multiple partners, it would be kind of hard to keep track of who the daddy. you know? wouldn't it be kind of hard? am i wrong? >> no, you're right. >> i have a pretty good idea with my two. >> in any case -- >> that's all we have. too much talking. >> i'll see you friday. >> andy is going to co-host with me on friday, so that's going to be -- hello. i'm scared of you. >> don't be scared of me. >> it will be fun. you do a great job. not that i watch, but i hear. >>> up next, the valentine story of love and loss. ngss, we're talking about. after this. your favorites, in pieces. [ record scratches ] ...and over [ record scratches ] probably isn't giving results you want. discover neosporin® lip health™
just saying. >> let's talk about charlie sheen's rehab. >> charlie sheen's at-home rehab. the phrase "at-home rehab," that's hilarious. >> didn't we just find out one of his paramours is pregnant? >> yes, but not with his child, she says. >> how do we know whose child it is? >> we're talking about charlie sheen here. >> i am just saying when you do that for a living and with multiple partners, it would be kind of hard to keep track of who the...
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. >>> radaronline is reporting that charlie sheen has passed an at home drug test they gave him. the troubled star of "two and a half men" took the test yesterday in front of three radar employees. sheen plans to write a tell-all book about his life on the set of his show and what led to the final implosion. he reportedly wants $10 million for the publishing rights. "two and a half men" stopped production for the rest of the season after sheen's latest rant. >>> finally, just in time for the oscars, aol presents pint-size versions of the stars. they're acting out "the king' speech" and other oscar nominated movies. the online trend quite popular ahead of tonight's oscars. i can't wait to see those two do the "black swan." no overacting at all. >> that's so cute. >> you are my best friend. so adorable. janice huff is here with a check of the weather. good morning. >> good moing. in the northeast pretty quiet but a risk of severe storms across the nation's midsection. across the mid-mississippi river valley today, places like little rock, memphis, louisville, st. louis, paducah, ke
. >>> radaronline is reporting that charlie sheen has passed an at home drug test they gave him. the troubled star of "two and a half men" took the test yesterday in front of three radar employees. sheen plans to write a tell-all book about his life on the set of his show and what led to the final implosion. he reportedly wants $10 million for the publishing rights. "two and a half men" stopped production for the rest of the season after sheen's latest rant....
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charlie sheen is plotting with him to revisit the movie franchise. >> you may remember the movie from 1989 that spawned a few sequels. in it sheen played rick "wild thing" vaughan, an inmate turned closer. >> he says he is flattered just to be asked to consult with sheen. >>> meanwhile, wilson is back in spring training today. he took a few throws yesterday after battling a sore back. he's going to finally face some hitters tomorrow or friday. meanwhile, south bay's pat "the bat" burrell was exsuzed from yesterday's workout because he had a root canal. >>> justine siegal threw batting practice for the cleveland indians yesterday. she's no stranger to breaking the gender barrier. he's also the first woman to have ever coached first base in men's professional baseball. she did that in an independent league in 2009. >>> very cool. 5:51. i want to check the morning commute with mike. hopefully no curveball out there. >> no, but throwing like a girl is good. that's great. let's look out here at the curvey roadway. we have a little slowdown out of the altamont pass. that's what we are seein
charlie sheen is plotting with him to revisit the movie franchise. >> you may remember the movie from 1989 that spawned a few sequels. in it sheen played rick "wild thing" vaughan, an inmate turned closer. >> he says he is flattered just to be asked to consult with sheen. >>> meanwhile, wilson is back in spring training today. he took a few throws yesterday after battling a sore back. he's going to finally face some hitters tomorrow or friday. meanwhile, south...
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. >>> so charlie sheen's back in the news. >> oh, charlie. >> what is going on? >> i don't know. >> he called into that dan patrick, the sport show or whatever, was talking about his visit with the ucla team -- i don't even know what happened. i don't even know what's going on. >> she's in a daze. he's ready to go back to work. apparently he had gone over to the cbs studios, banging on the doors to come to work. they're dark, because he's supposed to be in rehab. where is everybody? no one told him that the set was dark. that's why he was hoarse talking to dan patrick on the phone. basically he was saying, what is stunning about this interview, he was basically saying, um, that -- she does not like sobriety. he found he was board to death. i was bored out of my tree. so he said i'm sober right now, all right, get me -- open the set, get me -- because i'm ready, and i might not be ready very much longer, because this is not -- it's inauthentic for him to be sober. >> okay. >> i think the story continues. >> this one really shocked me with how open he was. billy ra
. >>> so charlie sheen's back in the news. >> oh, charlie. >> what is going on? >> i don't know. >> he called into that dan patrick, the sport show or whatever, was talking about his visit with the ucla team -- i don't even know what happened. i don't even know what's going on. >> she's in a daze. he's ready to go back to work. apparently he had gone over to the cbs studios, banging on the doors to come to work. they're dark, because he's supposed to be in...
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if charlie sheen outlives me, i'm going to be really pissed. >> i think that is -- i guess this guy is just hysterically funny. and i guess laughter -- he went on to then say, you know what, this is a serious, serious situation and we are trying to deal with it seriously, but we thought lightning it up a little bit -- >> i want to give a shout out to dennis basso. he is a fashion guy, okay? he had a fashion show yesterday, a designer. okay. that's him. if you could hear him speak, i wish you could hear his voice. he sounds like harvey firestein. >> with a cold. he's bigger than life, he's a lot of fun. >> he packed -- >> he was -- he drives people crazy until they say okay, i'll come. >> he loves you. >> all right. super graham. >> you guys remember, this is the granny who witnessed an armed robbery in progress in england and broke out her handbag and went to town on them. >> she says she thought kids were beating up on kids. she didn't realize until she got over there. >> where is she? where is she? >> she's going to be coming. ♪ coming round the mountain when she comes ♪ >> here.
if charlie sheen outlives me, i'm going to be really pissed. >> i think that is -- i guess this guy is just hysterically funny. and i guess laughter -- he went on to then say, you know what, this is a serious, serious situation and we are trying to deal with it seriously, but we thought lightning it up a little bit -- >> i want to give a shout out to dennis basso. he is a fashion guy, okay? he had a fashion show yesterday, a designer. okay. that's him. if you could hear him speak, i...